My Bio...including
theatre 
and music...et al.
STAGE EXPERIENCE
2007 – SHE SPEAKS
Staged Readings
Countess in THE SUN IS
A NEON SIGN by Grace Kary
Zoe in Colour Me
Fuchsia by Lea Daniel
1999 -
2003: WRITER’S BLOC
I belong to Theatre & Company’s playwright’s group.
PAMPHILIA
Played Pamphilia
The King Street Theatre - June 2003
LEAVE
TAKING
Played Gran
The King Street Theatre - June 2003
THE
VAGINA MONOLOGUES
In the cast, performed, 'THE VAGINA WORKSHOP"
Waterloo Stage Theatre, March 2002
2000:
THE MONTEGUES AND THE CAPULETS.
With two other women (The Plum Tarts) did costumes, set and props for Evelyn
Hart’s extravaganza.
1999:
PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE
K.W. Little Theatre's production. costumer.
1995-present: WARDROBE
Occasional work for the city of Kitchener in wardrobe, for visiting shows.
1986:
HIGH 80’S
Performed, choreographed and did some music direction (
UPSTAGE PRODUCTIONS)
1985 -
1990: FASS.
University of Waterloo annual musical spoof, acted, singer\dancer/actor
‘86: musical director
‘88: choreographer
other years, some choreography, some musical instruction
1980 -1988:
STEPPIN' OUT
Annual variety show with JB Dance Academy, singer/dancer/actor
1978:
UNITY (Funk band)
singer
1978
RICK CORRY AND MEMPHIS WITH SATIN AND LACE (show band)
singer
1976 -
1978: MODELING
Modeled and danced in several fashion shows
1976
FUNNY GIRL
'Mim' + singer/dancer
1974:
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
by K.W. Little Theater (chorus)
1973
-1978: PROJECT PEOPLE
Youth performance group, singing/dancing/guitar/performed original music.
1973:
IT'S TODAY
Variety show, excerpts from musicals. (chorus,
singing & dancing)
1964 -
1971: K.W. LITTLE THEATRE
Performed in children's theatre
FILM AND TELEVISION EXPERIENCE
2000:
WITCH BLADE
(background)
1999:
POWER PLAY
(background)
1998:
THE HUNT FOR THE UNICORN KILLER
(background)
1998:
FREE FALL
(background)
1998:
STEAL THIS MOVIE
(regular background)
1997:
IN HIS FATHER'S SHOES
(background)
1977:
K.W. MISS OCTOBERFEST PAGEANT
(Project People)
COMMERCIAL
EXPERIENCE
1978:
NIAGARA SQUARE
sang the radio jingle
1990:
DON VOLL'S CUSTOM CARPETS
my feet were chatting about the wonders of 'stain master'
PUBLISHING
FRAILTY THY NAME IS WOE
To be included in
Volume II of Young Women's Monologues from Contemporary Plays
Collected by Gerald
Ratliff, due out Summer 2007.
1983 -
present FREELANCE
Have written articles and columns for several
different magazines.
2002
THE DARK AGES
THERAPY JUNKIE
FULL CIRCLE
IF I COULD HAVE THESE MOMENTS BACK
All poems appearing in E-zine Burning
Word
SHORT LIVED
published online by Rutger Hauer
for his site
A GESTURE OF SURRENDER
published online by Rutger Hauer
for his site
2001
SHORT LIVED
A story at THE
ROYAL SCRIBE
A
GESTURE OF SURRENDER
Short story in NO BOUNDRIES until October.
A
GESTURE OF SURRENDER
Story in TWISTED
TALES October
A GESTURE OF SURRENDER
Story at RUTGER HAUER'S WEBSITE
1992
ALEXANDRA MEETS THE OCTOPUS
Children’s book published by Educational Media Group
A GESTURE OF SURRENDER
January 1991 - Issue 1
NARC – New Artist
Review Co-op
MOONDANCE
May 1991 - Issue 2
NARC – New Artist
Review Co-op
1989:
THE TWILIGHT OF ENCHANTMENT
Children’s book published by Educational
Media Group
1981-1982:
HOTT WAXX
Writer for a music/rock magazine
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
2002 – Shaking the Dew from the Lilies -
recognized by Echo magazine as one of the regions top five plays of 2002
2001 - nominated in the
category of literature for the Waterloo Region Arts Awards.
AFFILIATIONS
Associate member of THE PLAYWRIGHTS UNION OF
CANADA
I am a past President
of ICWP
- INTERNATIONAL CENTRE for WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS
I belonged to 'WRITER'S
BLOC' a playwright's group associated with THEATRE
& COMPANY
Belonged to THE ALUMNAE
THEATRE’S WRITER’S GROUP
STAGE
PLAYS.COM – EVERYTHING THEATRE
TRAINING
2002 – 2004 HAFT VADI
STUDIO
Egyptian Belly Dance
1980
-1988: JB DANCE ACADEMY
Jazz, Tap, Ballet
1975
-1979: ANNE SUETTA'S SCHOOL OF DANCE.
Jazz, Tap, Ballet.
1978:
OPUS DANCE
Modern ballet troup in Halifax.
1977-1978: WURST
PLAYERS AROUND
Theatre ensemble
1964 - 1971: Member of K.W. LITTLE THEATER CHILDREN'S THEATER
Included weekly classes of acting, mime, interpretive movement
etc.
Included performances in annual plays written by a local author, mostly
musical.
SPECIAL SKILLS
§
guitar
§
some piano
§
minimal flute
§
some
clarinet
§
some dance
§
singing
§
fencing
§
Medieval
dance
§
Egyptian
Belly dance
§
I am a
children's author
§
A
playwright, television, radio, et al
§
Do
stained glass
§
Study Herbology
§
Belong
to a Medieval historical society
§
Belong
to a Romantic Dead Poets Society
§
I’ve
done hair and make up for stage, video productions, commercials, video cover
shots
§
Work in
wardrobe and hair for The Centre in the Square
§
Am
involved in many aspects of live theatre
|
CUT OUT WORLD HUNGER
Cut
Out World Hunger is by far my best work. In 1986 I created and coordinated an
annual event where the mandate was to raise money for Developing Countries,
specifically in Africa. To date, with the help of C.I.D.A, the event
has generated over $75,000.00 dollars that have gone to aid countries like
Mozambique and Namibia...and also, to fund local agencies. I am no
longer able to continue this particular event, as other groups in the area
have copied it, to the point of saturation. This only makes me feel
better about the event; I can't even imagine how much money was raised for
other organizations, such as, The Children's Wish Foundation and The Women's
Shelter, because of the initial one. |
|
On
Saturday November 27th, 2004, I shaved approximately 24 heads of
hair, mostly women, who in an act of solidarity for their friend, Jane
Almond, raised money by getting pledges, and holding a silent auction._ By the seat of their pants,
amazingly, over $5,000.00 was raised that day. a) 80% of donation funds: Mulago Hospital Cancer Ward, Kampala, Uganda, East Africa - direct purchase (in Canada) of cancer-related reference
literature for community resource centre - literature will be offered directly to appropriate
personnel at Mulago Hospital Cancer Ward,
Kampala b) 20% of donation funds: HopeSpring
Cancer Support Centre, Waterloo, Ontario - a cheque will be
presented to appropriate personnel at HopeSpring |
